All my life, my financial aspirations have been to max out my retirement accounts, but now I am trying to access my capital to get into real estate.

I have been in the house twice already, nothing stands out as a major issue although when I requested to look at the basement, the realtor reported that he does not have access to it at the moment and that we can gain access once a home inspection is underway. 

Seems crazy to me, but I'd definitely like to hear if there are creative ways to access that capital.I do know that @Yan P. recently came out with a new product for longer term loans, he is my go-to guy for anything finance related.

I use the Sentrilock box so can change the code from afar and also get notification every time someone accesses it.

I will never grant access to the garage in a house hack situation if there is nowhere else for me to store things.

It contains hundreds of files such as ebooks, checklists and spreadsheets for real estate investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/files 8.Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsGood luck investing.

Any real estate broker has access to it.

Btw I have access to an outstanding GC.

As a personally owned property you have access to the broader mortgage market (like the conventional and FHA loans that are all the rave right now). 

With the bad leases and lessons learned, it's part of Real Estate Investment Journey.If you don't have it already, I can give you MLS access to see what is currently available in the market within your set criteria.Goodluck and reach out if you have any questions.